1. Blair, Hugh.

Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Letters.

First Dublin Edition. In Three Volumes (complete set). Dublin, Printed for Messrs. Whitestone, Colles, Burnet, Moncrieffe etc., 1783. Large Octavo (13,5 cm x 21 cm). Pagination: Volume I: 429 pages / Volume II: 444 pages / Volume III: 389 pages plus 34 unnumbered pages of an Index. Hardcover / Original full leather. Original Trinity College Dublin price-binding with supralibros on all boards (some in gilt) and three beautiful price-bookplates from Trinity College, awarded to Ricardo Meade, on the pastedowns. Some old wormhole-damage. Still overall very good condition with only minor signs of wear. From the library of Richard Meade (Ballymartle), with his Exlibris / Bookplate to pastedown.

2. Cresswell, Julia.

Bloomsbury Dictionary of First Names.

London, Bloomsbury, 1990. 16 cm x 24 cm. 248 pages. Original Hardcover with illustrated dustjacket in protective collector’s Mylar. Very good+ condition with only minor signs of external wear. Spine sunned.

3. Currie, Harry Mac Leod.

The Individual and the State. [With a special chapter: Women and the State: The Dark Side / Women and the Abolition of War – Political and Diplomatic Moves / The Training of a Wife / Men and Women Equal / The Stoic View of Sexual Equality / The Roman Matron]. Edited with an introduction by H. MacL. Currie.

London, Dent, 1973. 20 cm. XV, 135 pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector’s mylar. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. (The ancient world: source books.).

4. Daniljuk, Natalija V. [Hrsg.] (Karl Hahn).

Russland – Deutschland – Europa. Tagungsband zu Ehren von Prof. em. Dr. Karl Hahn.

Münster, Lit, 2004. 8°. IX, 287 Seiten. Softcover / Kartoniert. Extrem seltene, vergriffene Publikation ! Sehr guter, neuwertiger Zustand mit nur ganz minimalen Gebrauchsspuren. KEINE Anstreichungen. KEIN Mängelexemplar. [Europa 2000 ; Bd. 21].

5. [Davila, Enrico Caterino] D’Avila, Henrico Caterino / [Provenance: Reverend Dr. Thomas Smyth – Archdeacon of Glendalough].

The History Of The Civil Wars Of France ; Written in Italian, by H.C.Davila. Translated out of the Original. The Second Impression, whereunto is Added a Table.

Second Edition. [London] In the Savoy, Printed by T.N. for Henry Herringman at the Blew Anchor, in the Lower Walk of the New Exchange, 1678. Folio. [III], 734, [16] unnumbered pages of an Index. Collation complete. Hardcover / Modern, stunning half-leather with marbled-paper-covered boards. New endpapers and pastedowns. Origina Titlepage reproduced on old paper. The whole volume in protective Mylar. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear. After the restoration an excellent example of this French classic. From the library of Reverend Dr. Thomas Smyth – Archdeacon of Glendalough, with his bookplate on the pastedown].

6. Engel, Gisela [Hrsg.].

Konjunkturen der Höflichkeit in der frühen Neuzeit.

Frankfurt, M., Klostermann, 2009. 8°. S. 160 – 550. Softcover / Broschur. Sehr guter, nahezu neuwertiger Zustand. [Zeitsprünge ; Bd. 13, H. 3/4].

7. Fleckenstein, Josef.

Sonderdruck-Sammlung / Kleinschriften-Sammlung / Offprint-Collection of Prof.Dr.Josef Fleckenstein, one of the worlds most eminent historians for the medieval period / middle Ages (Mittelalter), and especially the development and background of knights, knighthoods, chivalry. The collection includes roughly 5000 (fivethousand) offprints and pamphlets in 166 folders, alphabetized, neatly sorted and assisted by a special, old-fashioned card catalog. Most of the offprints and pamphlets were sent to Prof.Fleckenstein by international colleagues in his field of medieval studies, history and related studies. The majority of the publications are in german but many are also in italian, french and english as well. Many of the publications are signed and beautifully inscribed to Fleckenstein.

Germany, different publishers, c.1960 – 2002. Octavo. More than 100000 pages (onehundredthousand pages). Original Softcovers. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Ask for images. Price includes international shipping per courier.

8. Jones, Stephen.

A New Biographical Dictionary: Containing a brief account of the lives and writings of the most eminent persons and remarkable characters in every age and nation.

Fourth edition (corrected). London, Robinson / Longman and Rees / Wallis, 1802. 8.5 x 13.5cm. Unpaginated. Hardcover / Contemporary, full morocco with gilt lettering on spine and gilt tooling on board edges. Marbled endpapers and all edges gilt. Very minor signs of wear to spine and corners, otherwise excellent condition. Binding solid and text clear and bright. Previous owner’s name on title page: “Susan Courteney, died 10 June 1808”.

9. Kippenberg, Anton.

Die Sage vom Herzog von Luxemburg und die historische Persönlichkeit ihres Trägers. Mit 2 Vollbildern und 11 Abbildungen im Text. Neudruck der Ausgab Leipzig, Engelmann, 1901. Mit einem Vorwort von Friedrich Michael: “Anton Kippenberg: Buchhaendler – Philologe – Sammler”.

Niederwalluf b. Wiesbaden, M. Sändig, 1970. 8°. VIII, 280 Seiten. 1 Titelbild. Hardcover / Blaues Leinen. Sehr guter, neuwertiger Zustand mit nur ganz geringen äusserlichen Gebrauchsspuren. KEINE Anstreichungen. KEIN Mängelexemplar.

10. Laws, J.A. / Peacock, H.L.

Political Parties – A comparative Survey on Communism, Conservatism, Fascism [The British Union of Fascists], I.L.P., Labour and Liberalism. [Signed and inscribed by author H.L.Peacock to his colleague and fellow historian L.M.Goldthorpe].

Cambridge, W.Heffer & Sons, [1937]. Octavo. 54 pages. Original Softcover. Very condition with only minor signs of external wear to upper and lower spine. Signed under the preface !

11. Norman, Haskell F.

One Hundred Books Famous in Medicine.

New York, The Grolier Club, 1995. Folio. XLII, 390, (2) pages. Original Hardcover (cloth) in custom made slipcase. Excellent, close to new condition.

12. One of the most beautiful works of 18th century Illustrated Italian History – Bartoli, Pietro Santi / Giacomo de Rossi / [Trajan – Caesar Nerva Trajanus].

Colonna Traiana [The rare 18th-century Folio-Edition on Trajan’s Column, in which, atypically, all Oblong-Folio-Planches have a centerfold and which includes the often missing, large 1,1 meter – foldout-plan of Trajan’s Column] – Colonna Traiana Eretta Dal Senato, E Popolo Romano All’Imperatore Traiano Augusto Nel Suo Foro In Roma. Scolpita Con L’Historie Della Guerra Dacica La Prima E La Seconda Espeditione, E Vittoria Contro Il Re Decebalo. Nuovamente Disegnata, Et Intagliata Da Pietro Santi Bartoli. Con L’Espositione Latina D’Alfonso Ciaccone, Compendiata Nella Vulgare Lingua Sotto Ciascuna Immagine, Accresciuta Di Medaglie, Inscrittioni, E Trofei, Da Gio. Pietro Bellori. Con diligente cura, e spesa ridotta à perfettione, e data in luce da Gio. Giacomo de Rossi dalle sue stampe, in Roma, alla Pace con Privilegio del S. Pontefice.

Roma, [Giacomo de Rossi] alla Pace con Privilegio del S. Pontefice, [1751]. Folio: (26.5 cm wide x 37 cm high). All planches usually in Oblong-Folio are center-folded in this version, allowing it to be bound in Folio. Pagination: 9 unnumbered plates, [including titlepage, engraved dedication to Louis XIV, and also the large Trajan-Foldout, measuring 110 cm x 36 cm)], followed by 119 plates folded into 238 plates, [while our copy is lacking the 14 pages with Alphonso Ciacono’s “Historia Utriusque Belli Dacici A Trajano Cæsare” and Index and Colophon at the end of the Volume, this flaw is rather unimportant because this Volume is all about the masterful art of over 125 engravings and the powerful Homage by Pietro Santi Bartoli to Trajan, Rome’s “Optimus Princeps”]. Fully restored Folio in dark green Morocco, bound to 18th century – style by an english master-bindery. Unusually excellent condition with the tiniest of wormhole-damage to the Dedication pages. The plates all in exceptional condition. The large Column-Plate spellbinding.

13. [Palme, Olof]

Fataburen – Nordiska Museets och Skansens Arsbok [signed and inscribed by former swedish prime minister Olof Palme to english theatre director Peter Ashmore: “To Peter – A Great Englishman and a true friend of Sweden – Your friend Olof Palme”].

1973. Octavo. 206 pages with several photographs. Original, illustrated Hardcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

14. Paul, Leslie.

The Annihilation of Man. A Study of the Crisis in the West.

Third Impression. London, Faber and Faber Limited, 1945. 21cm x 13.5cm. 200 pages. Original Hardcover with protective Mylar. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Some textmarkings.

15. Plato / Stallbaum, Gottfried.

Platonis Opera Omnia. Uno volumine comprehensa ad fidem optimorum librorum denuo recognovit et una cum scholiis graecis. Emendatius edidit Godofredus Stallbaumius. [Original Greek Edition, printed in double columns – With Latin Index / Includes all X Books of “De Republica” and also the XII books of “De Legibus”].

Editio Stereotypa C. Tauchnitiana. Nova Impressio. Leipzig / London, Holtze/Dulau, 1867. 4° (20 cm x 28 cm). XV, 725, 3 unnumbered pages. Hardcover / Original quarter Vellum with beautiful marbled endpapers and the original miniature booksellers-label from Sanders & Co. (Oxford) to pastedown. Original Greek Edition in a wonderful, firm, quarter vellum binding with vellum corners. With only very few notes and clean annotations.

16. Platzhoff, Walter.

Geschichte des europäischen Staatensystems 1559-1660 [incl.: Die politischen Gegensaetze und die Glieder des europäischen Staatensystems [am Beispiel Russland, Tuerkei, Baltikum, Polen, etc.].

München, R. Oldenbourg, 1967. Gr.-8°. XVIII, 279 Seiten. Hardcover / Gebundene Ausgabe. Leinen mit eingebundener Originalbroschur. Sehr gut erhaltenes, ehemaliges Bibliotheksexemplar des Instituts fuer Wirtschaftswissenschaft der Universitaet Frankfurt.. [Handbuch der mittelalterlichen und neueren Geschichte ; Abt. 2, [Bd. 6]]

17. Potter, John.

Archaeologia Graeca: Or, The Antiquities of Greece – Volume the Second – Containing: I. The Military Affairs of the Grecians [With the complete set of illustrations on Ancient Military Strategy] / II. Some of their Miscellany Customs.

The Eighth Edition. London, Printed for A.Wilde, H.Whitridge, J.Whiston etc., 1764. Octavo. [2], 420 pages plus 11 unnumbered pages of an Index for Volume I and 22 unnumbered pages of Index Dictionum & Locutionum & Proverbiorum Latinorum. With Hardcover / Original 18th century full calf with gilt ornament to spine. Binding solid and firm and only minor signs of wear to lower spine and some corners. Original spine-label missing. From the library of Daniel Conner (Connerville / Manch House), with his Exlibris / Bookplate to pastedown. All plates in excellent condition.

18. [Raemaekers, Louis] Chesterton, G.K. and others.

The Land and Water Edition of Raemaekers’ Cartoons. [with at least three contributions by G.K.Chesterton].

Volume I [of II]. London, Land & Water, 1916. 23.8 cm x 30.8 cm. 319 pages. With many colour illustrations/cartoons. Each full-page cartoon has a caption by a eminent figure at the time. Original Hardcover with half-leather boards. Gilt title on spine with ruled decoration. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Front endpaper contains gift-inscription to Erik Haugaard. Small closed tear to page 263. From the reference library of Hans Christian Andersen-Translator Erik Haugaard.

19. Ritchie, Eric Moore.

The Unfinished War. The Drama of the Anglo-German Conflict in Africa in Relation to the Future of the British Empire.

London, Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1940. 14 cm x 22 cm. Frontispiece, 341 pages. 3 illustrations. 8 maps. Hardcover [publisher’s original red cloth] with lettering on spine. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. Minor foxing on edges. Interior bright and clean. Armorial bookplate (‘Nil Sine Deo’) of F. Hamilton Lacey on front pastedown. Private inscription from previous owner on front endpaper.

20. Robison, John.

Proofs of a Conspiracy against all the Religions and Governments of Europe, Carried on in the Secret Meetings of Free Masons, Illuminati and Reading Societies. Collected from good authorities by John Robison, A.M. – Professor of Natural Philosophy and Secretary to the Royal Society in Edinburgh. [With the printed dedication to William Wyndham].

The Fourth Edition, corrected; to which is added a Postscript. Dublin, Printed by W.Watson and Son, 1798. Large Octavo (14 cm x 21.5 cm). [2], 531 pages (incl. Postscript). Hardcover / Stunning, recent half leather and marbled-paper-covered-boards with gilt lettering and ornament to spine, bound to style of the 18th/19th century. Tear to page 9 (!). Otherwise in unusually excellent condition besides some mild browning (very occasionally only). From the library of Richard Meade (Ballymartle), with his Exlibris / Bookplate to pastedown and name in ink on titlepage. Extremely scarce publication on Illuminati and freemasonry by the first general secretary to the Royal Society of Edinburgh (1783-1798). Extremely rare in any edition; nearly impossible to find in this condition !

21. Rollin, Mr. [Charles].

The History of the Arts and Sciences of Antients [with all 52 plates complete] – Under the following Heads : In Three Volumes. Volume I: Agriculture, Commerce, Architecture, Sculpture, Painting, Music, the Art Military / Volume II: Art Military, Grammar, Philology, Rhetoric, Poetry / Volume III: Poetry, History, Eloquence, Philosophy, Civil Law, Metaphysics and Physics, Physic, Botany, Chymistry [Chemistry], Anatomy, Mathematics, Geometry, Astronomy, Arithmetic, Geography and Navigation. By Mr. Rollin, Late Principal of the University of Paris, Professor of Eloquence in the Royal College and Member of the Royal Academy of Inscriptions and Belles Lettres. Translated from the French. The Second Edition. Illustrated with Fifty-two [52] Copper Plates, representing the Civil and Military Architecture of the Antients, their Temples, Machines, Engines of War, Painting, &c.

3 Volumes (complete set). London, Printed for J. and F. Rivington, 1768. Octavo. Volume I: [12], 374 pages with 12 plates (as called for) / Volume II: [4], 360 pages with 40 plates (as called for) [pages 71 – 74 and the two plates these two pages are holding, loosely inserted], [Plate on page 104 loosely inserted] / Volume III: [4], 516 pages including a thorough Index. Hardcover / Original 18th century full leather with gilt lettering and ornament to spines of all three Volumes. All Volumes in very good condition with only minor signs of wear. All Volumes firm and all plates complete and in really excellent condition and strong imprints. All plates folded beautifully without tears ! From the library of Daniel Conner (Connerville / Manch House), with his Exlibris / Bookplate to pastedown. Rare in this complete and excellent condition. It is common to find this work with plates missing which makes this complete set extremely scarce.

22. Sarton, George.

The Incubation of Western Culture in the Middle East. A George C. Keiser Foundation Lecture delivered by George Sarton, Professor of History of Science, Harvard University in The Coolidge Auditorium of the Library of Congress, March 29, 1950.

Washington, The Library of Congress, 1951. 8°. 45 pages. Softcover. Very good condition.

23. Simon, Edith.

The Piebald Standard. A Biography of the Knights Templars.

First Edition. London, Cassell, 1959. Octavo. XI, 312 pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective dustjacket. Poor condition with only some clear signs of external wear. Dustjacket and binding stained.

24. Squire, Charles / Mackenzie, Donald A. / Moncrieff, A.R. Hope.

Celtic Myth & Legend / Indian Myth & Legend / Myths of Babylonia & Assyria / Classic Myth & Legend / Romance & Legend of Chivalry / Teutonic Myth and Legend / Egyptian Myth and Legend / Myths of Crete and Pre-Hellenic Europe /

Eight volumes. London, Gresham Publishing, c. 1910-1918. 14.5 cm x 22 cm. Celtic Myth & Legend: XIV, 450 pages / Indian Myth & Legend: XLVIII, 463 pages / Myths of Babylonia & Assyria: XXXIX, 537 pages / Classic Myth & Legend: XVI, 443 pages / Romance & Legend of Chivalry: XII, 439 pages / Teutonic Myth & Legend: 469 pages / Egyptian Myth & Legend: 404 pages / Myths of Crete & Pre-Hellenic Europe: LIV, 361 pages // Original Hardcovers decorated with Celtic symbols in black and gilt on green boards. With Illustrations in Colour and Monochrome. This set in unusually excellent good condition with only minor signs of external wear. [Myth and Legend in Literature and Art].

25. Stepniak-Kravchinskii, Sergej.

The Russian Peasantry. Their Agrarian Condition, Social Life and Religion.

Third Edition. London, Swan Sonnenschein & Co., 1894. 21.6cm x 14.1cm. x, 651 (2) pages. Original hardcover. Gilt lettering on spine. Good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Minor traces of foxing on some pages. Binding tight and firm. Rare !

26. Strong, E.W.

On Judging History.

Yellow Springs, Ohio, The Antioch Press, 1952. 8°. 16 pages. Softcover. Offprint. Presidential address – delivered before the twenty-sixth annual meeting of the Pacific-Division of the American Philosophical Association at the University of Southern California – 1952.